The Novello Theatre is a theatre on Aldwych in the West End of London. Aldwych is a place and road in the City of Westminster in London. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

The theatre was built as one of a pair with the Aldwych Theatre on either side of the Waldorf Hotel, both being designed by W.G.R. Sprague. The theatre opened as the Waldorf Theatre on May 22, 1905, and was renamed the Strand Theatre in 1909. It was again renamed as the Whitney Theatre in 1911 before again becoming the Strand Theatre in 1913. In 2005, the theatre was renamed by its owners (Delfont-Mackintosh) to the Novello Theatre. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

The black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace had a run of 1337 performances here in the 1940s, and Sailor Beware ran for 1231 performances from 1955. Stephen Sondheim's musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened here on the day of Kennedy's assassination, running for nearly two years. In 1971 the comedy No Sex Please - We're British opened here, remaining for over 10 years of its 16-year run until it transferred to the Garrick Theatre in 1982. Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by Joseph Kesselring, which was made into a film by director Frank Capra. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. ... JFK redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Londons Garrick Theatre was designed by Walter Emden, with CJ Phipps brought in as a consultant to help with the planning on the difficult site, which included an underground river. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The theatre was extensively refurbished in 1930 and again in the early 1970s. For its 100th anniversary in 2005, the theatre is undergoing yet another extensive refurbishment. The current capacity is around 1,050. It will reopen on 6 December 2005 with the Royal Shakespreare Company's London Comedy Season. Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Principal Productions

• No Sex Please - We're British (June 3, 1971 - January 16, 1982)
• The Real Thing (November 16, 1982 - February 16, 1985)
• Cabaret (July 17, 1986 - May 4, 1987)
• Buddy (October 6, 1995 - March 3, 2002)
• The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas (July 1, 2003 - 28 May 2005)
• RSC London Season inc. Twelfth Night, A Comedy Of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like It

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Nearby tube stations

• Charing Cross